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The following is a summary of the various other clinics held
in the district:—
School Clinics.
A Minor Ailment Clinic is held each morning from 9 to 10 a.m.
at the Dagenham and the Becontree Clinics and at King George
Out-Patient Department. In addition, an Inspection Clinic is
held on Monday mornings at the Dagenham Clinic, on Wednesdays
at the Becontree Clinic and at the Out-Patient Department on
Friday mornings.
Refraction Clinics and Dental Sessions are held as required at
the Dagenham and the Becontree Clinics.
Tuberculosis Clinic.
A Tuberculosis Clinic is held every Monday and Thursday
morning at the King George Out-Patient Department.
Venereal Diseases.
There is no local treatment provided for persons suffering
from Venereal Diseases. Provision is made under the London
and Home Counties Scheme, the nearest treatment centre being
the London Hospital.
Orthopaedic Clinics.
The Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon attends about four
times a year to see cases referred by the School and by the Maternity
and Child Welfare Authorities.
Remedial Exercises and Massage Clinic.
During the year the necessary apparatus has been fitted up
at the Becontree Clinic to enable this work to be carried out. At
the end of the year two sessions a week were held at the Ford Road
Clinic, namely on Monday and Thursday mornings, and a weekly
session held on Wednesday mornings at the Becontree Clinic.
Light Clinic.
During the winter months, for two sessions a week, a Light
Clinic is held both at the Becontree and at the Dagenham Clinics.
Treatment is carried out for children of under school age and of
school age referred from the various clinics.